Bedstead atachment.



PATENTED SEPT. 4, 1906.

F. L. MORGAN. BEDSTEAD ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7. 1905.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Sept. 4, 1906.

Application filed July 7. 1905. Serial No. 268.632.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANCES LEONARD MORGAN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Rock Mart, in the county ofPolk and State of Georgia, have invented new and useful Improvements inBedstead Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bedstead attachments, and has for its objectsto produce a comparatively simple inexpensive device of this characterwhich may be readily applied for use, one which in practice willthoroughly protect the lower side of the mattress from dust and thelike, and one which in ractice will prevent cold air rising beneath t emat.

tress, thus reducing the quantity of bed-covering necessary for warmth.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter in which the retaining members may be readily adjusted forbedsteads of varying widths and one wherein the protecting member orsheet may be readily inserted or removed and will be maintained out ofcontact with the bedstead.

ith these and other objects in view the invention comprises the novelfeatures of construction and combination of parts more fully hereinafterdescribed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical transverse sectionof a bedstead having an attachment embodying the invention appliedthereto, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the retainingmembers or wires.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a bedstead having side rails 2provided with inwardly-projecting slat-supporting ribs or flanges 3,these parts being of the usual or any approved construction andmaterial.

In accordance with my invention I provide a plurality of retainingmembers 4, each consisting of a length of wire or other suitablematerial designed to extend transversely between the rails 2 and eachhaving at a point between its ends a lap-ring or coil 5, adjustable forvarying the length of the member, the latter being provided at its endswith railengaging portions or clips 6 in the form of hooks, produced bybending the terminals of the wire into sha e. Each of the hooks 6 isspaced from the ody of the member 4 and extended inward parallel withthe latter to produce a seat or recess 7, the recesses 7 being designedto receive the edges of a protecting member or sheet 8, composed ofpaper or other suitable material, which will serve as a non-conductor ofcold.

In practice the retaining members 4 are applied to the bedstead byengaging the clips or hooks 6 with the slat-receiving flanges 3 of therails, it being apparent that the length of the respective members maybe varied to accord with variations in the width of the bedstead byexpanding or contracting the eyes 5, thus to insure firm engagement ofthe clips 6 with the rails. After the retaining members have beenproperly positioned the protecting-sheet 8 is inserted in place with itslongitudinal edges seated in the recesses 7. It is to be noted in thisconnection that when in place the sheet 8 will lie beneath and whollycover the lower face of the mattress and will be maintained out ofcontact with the rails 2 by the intervening portions of the hooks orclips 6. It is apparent that under this construction theprotecting-sheet 8 will prevent cold air rising beneath the mattress andwill also protect the latter from dust or similarimpurities which may beraised while sweeping, it being obvious that inasmuch as the protectorserves as a non-conductor of cold a comparatively small quantity ofbedclothing will be necessary in order to obtain adequate warmth.

From the foregoing it is apparent that I produce a simple deviceadmirably adapted for the attainment of the ends in view and one whichin practice may be readily ap lied for use, it being understood that inattaining these ends minor changes in the details herein set forth maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is- Thecombination with a bedstead, of a retaining member provided at a pointintermediate its ends with a lap ring or coil and having its ends bentto provide hooks and seats, said hooks being designed for engagementwith the slat-supporting ribs or flanges of the side rails of thebedstead, and a protecting sheet sustained by said member'and enteredinto said seats.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANCES LEONARD MORGAN.

Witnesses:

J. S. DAVIDSON, J. R. GRIBBLE.

